In 2011, 183 more railway ticket offices in Russia have been equipped with integrated payment terminals, which allow passengers to pay for long-distance train tickets with plastic cards VISA and MasterCard.
Thus, the total number of offices, equipped with useful devices, has reached 1.6 thousand. All payment terminals owned by JSC "TransCreditBank".
The first opportunity to buy tickets for long-distance Russian trains with bank cards appeared in 2005.
It should be noted that the introduction of such terminals allow passengers to choose the method of payment for the document – in cash or by card, that makes the whole process of buying a ticket easier.
Source: RZD. Image courtesy: pcweek.ru.
Author: Natalia Semicheva